Bavaria 1851 ducat Fr-278
This specimen was lot 30603 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Bavaria. Maximilian II gold Ducat MDCCCLI (1851) MS62 NGC. A scarcer type on which the date has been executed in Roman numerals. Very high quality for its grade and firmly Prooflike in appearance." Two types of ducat were issued in the 1850's; this type, with a city view and the legend "EX AURO RHENI" (from Rhenish gold) and KM 839, with a conventional coat of arms on the reverse. Both are scarce. One of the results of unification was the termination of separate coinages for each of the independent states, including Bavaria. No ducats were struck after 1863. Bavaria issued coins using the united empire standard in the denominations of 2, 5, 10 and 20 mark during 1871-1918 until the empire collapsed at the end of World War One. King Maximilian II ruled 1848-64.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.937 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 841, Fr-278.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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